Yarn-dyeing device



Patented Mar. 30, 19.26..` i

l GEORGE fr. THOMAEER, OELBANY,'NEw YORK, AssIGNOLa. EYMESNEASSIGNMENTS,

To ECONOMY DYEING MACHINE oonronnrIoN, F`AIBANY,A NEW YORK, AConl'IonivrIoN OE NEWYORK.A

YAEN- DYEING DEVICE.

' 'I Application filedbctoberl 17,1924. Serial No. 744,098.

To all womzt may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE T. THOMAYER, a citizen of the United States,and a resildent of Albany, county. of Albany,l State of -New York, haveinventedcertainnew and 4useful vImpi`ovements in v lYarn-.DyeingI:Devices, 'of which the followingfis aspecification. "1

This invention relates to improvements in f dye"tanks, moreespecially'to those types vof tanks in which a passing 'yarn'Ais-dropped at intermittent intervals. onto a dye "appl n.

the interior of thetank andjto its operat-f i ing mechanism tofacilitateits cleaning.

' In tanksof thisigeneral type as heretofore constructed, the shaftvvcarrying the dye 1 sh aft. having dye applying wheels f spaced onapplying wheels has been mounted -in the body of thetank'and hasnotbeenv readily vmounting of the shaft on 't-hecover is such as tobeindependent ofany-'supports' 1 removable, if at all, without emptyingand dismantling the tank. andvr -its :associated mechanism afterthecoverlhasfbeen removed. It has accordingly-been diflicultto rive theinterior of these tanks and the dye vheels a thorough cleaning..

An 'object ofmypresent'invention is to provide a dye-tank constructionwhich will enableV the dye wheels and their shaft to be the tank torender all'of'the mechanism in the interior of the tank readily'accessible.

Another object of the invention." is to providel atank havinga-remov'able cover and a dye wheel shaft mounted on said cover in.-dependently of said tank yand l removable from said tank on thev removalof the cover rso withoutfdistributing the*` contents of the tank. -Y f fA further object oli theinvention is to With these and other objectsjinview,

which will appear fromthe following d escription, the inventioncomprsesthe .tank-r as@ assente@ mechanism desde@ angl,

removed lwith the iemovalv of theicover of.v

Aiiil the accompanying drawings, infwhich:` Fig.` lisacrossectional-view of the tank.

JFig. 2 is'avertical,longitudinal,.sectional v View of the tank shown in1", and r F ig. -3 isa vplan view ofa tank embodying, a preferred formof my invention.

In ,my `present.nventiom` an elongated Vforth in the followingspecification and .claims.A f, Y -v v Thevarious features of theinvention are; illustrated i tank for. holding the dye liquor,' and"adapted to be'gmounted in proper V position [Ona winding machine; isprovided withv a cover having aseri'es ofopenings or slots *spaced longitudinally in position to underlie v the passingyarns and, supportedfrointhe cover Withinv VVthe tank, is' longitudinal said shaft toproject through said slots. The

in the tank so thatgupo'n lifting the cover,

thereon are .lifted clear lof thev interior of the tankand .of the vdyeliquor-to eXposef all portions of the shaft and wheels for cleaning..The randoming mechanismy fortossing vvo 'r liftingH 'i the passing yarnand permitting it to fall back onto the dye wheels at intervalsv ispreferably mounted on the exterior ofthe "tankin the,` usual mannerV sothat thecove'r andits 'dye Vwheel supports may be removed withoutdisturbing the .yfarn, special meanslbeing provided'to keep 'the dyewheelshaft and dye wheels mounted l the yarn from thedyef-wheels duringthe refmoval ofthe cover.`

yReferring more particularlyl to the Vaccompanying drawings, a tank 1 0of'iany suitable length is provided .at its upper edges with projectingsupporting flanges 11 l on vwhich rests an upwardly curved or archedcover 12 having outwardly projecting sup-g portingilanges 13, resting onand secured tothe anges 111." In theuppersurface Of-v "the cover 12 oi'ieV .or'more transverse. Aslots or openings 14 4are .spaced at.intervals to correspond with the positions of the yarn to nelly inthefanti?! posities t@ 'bri-113.. the

upper dye applying surfaces of the wheels slightly above the upper edgesof the openings 14 and with r`their lower f. edges dipping into a bodyof dye l-iquor 17 iii the tank 10.

Thesliaft- 16 is rotatably `mounted from the cover 12, and independentlyof the tank 10,*by'iiieans of bearings: 18ihaving outwardly projectinglugs 19` which are secured to the inner surface vof the cover 12 bymeans of screws 20, so that, when the cover 12 is lifted the bearings1:8,gshaft l16., and dye wheels 15 are lifted therewith leaving theinterior of the tank fiee of any of the dye mechanism. and leaving thedye wheels and supporting shaft exposed-and accessible `for clean-ingoi' other purposes.. llieupper `end edges of the tank 1() may be notchedto en-` able the shaft. 1.6 to project through Vthe ends of the :tankand to be 4readily lifted therefrom. .On the projecting end of the shafttank and dye wheels.

1,6 i'smounted a suitable driving Wheel or pulley or other drivingvmeans (not shown in the dra-wings) ana-on this portion ofthe shaftmay-also be mounted a notched or saw toothed wheel -2'1for actuating theyarn tossing or raiidoining devices.

yThe yarn, iii passing over the dye Wheels .i

15-is guided between guide wheels'22 and porcelain eyelets23 on oppositesides .of the Vare preferably:supported from the tank by means'ofbrackets 23 projecting upwardly to a'suitable height and may Vbeprovided with suitablev tensioning springs 275. `With this arrangement,the yarn 26 may. be supported in position on the winding and 'dyeingmachine on which thev tank may be mounted, while the cover 12 isremoved, the dye wheels 15 cleaned, and the cover re placed withoutdisturbing the ,vain. l The porcelain guiding eyelets 23 may be mountedYon the cover supporting flange .13 Vat the opposite side of the tank,:the .yarn being disengaged .from thesev eyelets before `the cover isremoved. i

'To prevent the yarn lfrom sliding along;

the exposed surface 1 ofthe dye wheels Aas the cover 12 is lifted andslid .frein position as is being removed', upwardlypro'jecting yarnguides`27 are mounted on the cover at positions slightly spacedsidewisef ofv the of the cover 112."

Dpenings 141 so, that, Vprfiorfto removing the cover, the yar-ii A26 maybe lift-ed over the .guides to the positions indicated in broken'- linesin Fig. 3 Itoglie-ld tliemfree of the eX- Any suitable type .of yarnAtossingor lifting Adevice ina-y be employed on the tank. @he tieneShave-1a illettrisme-via however? The guide wheels 22:

y y stant-v overflowl througlian overflow pipe 36 and outwardly fromaside wall of the tank preferred. This devicel comprises a finger 28 ofa'bent liair pin forni having a bridge portion 29V in alignment with`the guide wheels 22 and eyelets 23 and is mounted on a rock shaft 30-extending lengthwise at one side of the .tank 10. Y The rock shaft 30is'rocked vby means of an arm 431 projecting towardsthe,wheel'21.1andhaving ra longitudinal slot 32 therein fin'which a pin33 is Vmounted -at an adjustable distance from the axis of the shaft tovride'over the teeth of the wheel l21 .and thus impart' ak rockingmovement to the shaft 30. A tensioning spring 3a is provided between thearm 31 and the side wall of the tank 10 to hold the .pi-1i inV closecontact'with the periphery of vthe .Wheel `21'. By adjusting thedistance `ot' the pinv 33 in the'slot 3'2 fromtheaxis of the shaft` 3.0,sthepositon of the lifting finger 28 may be adjusted. The `rock shaft 30is sup` ported on brackets 33 projecting sidewise from the :side of thetan-k 1.-@ and may be rotated toswing the fingers :23 (one for each y fdye wheel) out of position after the yarn has vbeen lifted over Vtheguide pins A27 to enable; the cover 12 to lbe easily lifted fromlthetank10-- ,M

.A fresh supplyofdye liquor and a con-- stant level of liquor may beymaintained in the tank 10 by supplying a constant stream i of the liquorthrough a supply pipe 35 at one end of the tank and permitting a con-V.7 which telescopes intoan outlet pipe'l". To provide a uniform overflowactionr the upper openV endfof thejoverfiiow pipe 36 is beveled as at 38andthe height of the overflowopening may be adjusted by sliding thevpipe up-"Y Wardly or downwardly in the outletpipe 37 a rod 39 extendingupwardly from tlieover-Y flow pipe through thecover 19 vthe upper end of4which is threaded and vprovided with `a nut 10 to hold'thepipe .at kanydesired height.l To intercept the spray from the dye liquor due to thevagitation by the wheels 15, the side ianges l13 ofv the cover areturned inwardly asuatfll and .downj iwardly as vat 12to provide a sprayintercep-ting curtain. v l i Y Vith the above construction fthe tankcover 12-mfay be lifted' from the tank 10, upon loosening its flange 13from the flange 11 without disturbing any of the other mechanism o'f thetank, and upon `removal of .the cover :the dye wheels 15 are completelyexposed to view and .toready access. VVitli this construction, also aslthe .dye lWheels are' :removed with vthe cover, there is no' dangerofthe yarn resting against the ldye ivheelsandagetting saturatedV Vwiththe .dye uponthe' reinov-a'lof the cover. l

As .changes `of constructiont could be .made

within `the scope of' my `invent-ion, it

intended` that-.all matter' contained 1in' the aber@ desempate 1in theaar/ma? panyiiig drawing shall be interpreted'as il-l lustrative and notin a limiting sense. g

Having described the invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is: Y

l. Apparatus of the type described which comprises, a dye tank, a coverfor said tank, said cover having an opening therein,

la. power shaft means mounted from said from said cover and removabletherewith, i

and a series of dye wheelson said shaft spaced to project into saidopenings in said cover. j n

3. Apparatus of the type described which comprises, an elongateddye.tank,jacover forsaid tank, said cover having a seriesV ofVlongitudinal spaced openings therein, beaiings mounted to dependdownwardly from said cover into said tank, a shaft mountedlongitudinally in said tank in said bearings,

Vand a seriesvof dye wheels on said shaft spaced to project into saidopenings in said cover. i

4. Apparatus of the type described which comprises, an -elongated dyetank, a cover for Vsaid tank, said cover having a series ofylongitudinally spaced openings therein,r a

shaft v mounted llongitudinally .in said tank from said cover andremovable therewith, guide pins on. said cover spaced to one side koftheir respective openings, and a series'y of dye-wheels on said shaftspaced to project into saidopenings insaid cover,

5. Apparatus of the type describedwhich comprises, al dye tank, a covervfor said tank, said cover having'a series of longitudinally spacedopenings therein, bearings -mounted to depend from said cover intoY saidtank, ashaft mounted in said bearings longitudinally of said openings, aseries .of dye wheels on said shaft spaced to project into said openingsiii-said cover, and guide pins y pi'ojectii'ig upwardly from said coverspaced to one side of their respective openings.

6. Apparatus of the type described which comprises, a dyetank, acoverfor said tank,

said cover having anv opening therein bearf ings depending fromsaid-cover, a shaftA mounted in said bearing below saidv open-y ing, adye applying wheel mounted on said `shaft to project into said opening,aguide pin projecting upwardly Vfrom said cover` at one side of saidopening, a yarn guiding means mounted on one side of said tank inalignment with said opening, a Hrock shaft mounted on 'one side vof saidtank, a Lyarn tossingfinger mounted on said rockshaft in alignment withsaid opening, and `means for giving said rock shaft a rockino`r motion;l

suenen T. THoMYnn., Y j

